Valtteri Bottas developed back pain during qualifying and the Finn was spotted limping out of the Williams motorhome following the session. read more »

McLaren pair Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen say they are braced for a problematic Australian Grand Prix after failing to make it out of Q1. Button finished the session in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton secured pole position in the opening qualifying round of his title defence, dominating the session and setting a time nearly 0.6s faster than his Mercedes... read more »

Full times from today's qualifying session for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton began the defence of his title in imperious fashion as he claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton's lap of 1:26.327 was over half a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the third and final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of qualifying, though his 1:27.867 was a tenth slower than what Nico Rosberg... read more »

Lewis Hamilton led the way in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, although the session wasn't without a few wild moments for the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton tops timesheets in final practice session, edging out Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg by over 0.6s. read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the opening race of the Formula 1 season in Australia read more »

Full times from today's free practice session for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Kevin Magnussen has admitted it was his mistake that saw him crash during the second free practice session on Friday afternoon in Australia. read more »

Mercedes remained the team to beat in Australia as Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton led the way in the second free practice session. read more »

Williams driver Felipe Massa has described Ferrari's practice pace "incredible" after Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen finished third and fourth fastest... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he cannot remember a smoother Friday practice session after Ferrari turned in a strong performance on the opening day in Melbourne read more »

Kevin Magnussen put his session-ending shunt in FP2 down to driver error as McLaren's tough start to life with Honda power continued in Melbourne read more »

Kevin Magnussen accepted the blame for a crash which ended his running early during second practice in Australia. After problems in the first session, Magnussen's crash at... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen admitted he was not driving very well during Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix after finishing the session 0.430s shy of Ferrari team-mate Sebastian... read more »

Lewis Hamilton insists that the Australian Grand Prix will not be a 'walk in the park' for Mercedes despite taking a practice session 1-2 behind team-mate Nico Rosberg. read more »

Nico Rosberg topped the times in the second practice session at Melbourne, just like he did in FP1, ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes duo however saw Ferrari edge... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is hopeful that he can save one of his four engines after technical problems blighted his preparation for the Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo... read more »

Mercedes continued its domination of free practice at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as several of its rivals ran into trouble in the second practice session read more »

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton made it a Mercedes double 1-2 in Friday practice after setting the pace once more in the second session at Melbourne's Albert Park. read more »

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton signalled their intent in FP2 as they finished 1-2 in a session that was briefly red flagged when Kevin Magnussen crashed... read more »

Full times from today's second free practice session for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix. read more »

The court hearing between Giedo van der Garde and Sauber will continue on Saturday morning, with the judge urging both parties to talk to each other. Van der Garde was present... read more »